The rabbis understood this as God asking for us to open up within ourselves asmall hole, even as small as the tip of a needle, and in return, God would open a larger hole. There is a minhag to bake shlissel challah (shlissel means key in Yiddish) for the Shabbos after Pesach. You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Please elaborate on those arguments and your refutation. We straight-up borrowed an Avodah Zarah Minhag if thats the real source for this. The evidence is more than overwhelming. I think I saw that mentioned somewhere but I dont really remember. It is a sign of our deep belief in G-d that it was He who Created the world. Writersoul: I would guess we call it Darchei Haemori because they were known for their superstitions. It does not say that challah baking or any other activity will help address our needs, as those practicing segula suggest. No problem. An informative survey of three approaches among the rabbinic commentaries to Genesis 6:2 is offered by the Artscroll Bereishis (2nd edition, 1980) by R. Nosson Scherman and R. Meir Zlotowitz, pp. Ok, that one is newer). An integral aspect of Torah theology is that this omnipotent entity is the source of all good. The only way we are forgiven for our sins and remove Hashems wrath, is when we identify the cause of our sins, recognize the error, and abandon our poor behavior forever. 4 Yoreh Deah 327:2 I have no question on challah. We obserber Sabbath here in Bangladesh, go to church early in the moreing and spend three hours with the Lord praying singing,reading Bible. Many small towns and some larger towns would only allow non-Jewish bakers to operate commercial bakeries (Jews were barred from these bakery guilds). Shlissel challah is a beautiful tradition we have kept for years. Shlissel challah is considered a segula (lucky charm or good omen) to bring parnassa, meaning livelihood or good fortune. I am sure your do the same. by Isaac Elchanan Mozeson: http://jbq.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/381/381_safaachat.pdf. Viewing 50 posts - 1 through 50 (of 84 total), Copyright 2021 | The Yeshiva World. On Devarim 10:17 Hashem does not take bribes, Sforno wrote the following commentary: The punishment of a sin will not be removed at all due to the reward of a mitzvah that this sinner performed. I also interviewed Rebbetzin Sara Meisels (of Bobov) about this minhag and she had an additional background story to tell me about it: Theres a beautiful story about the Maharal MPrague that happened during the time that Klal Yisroel were persecuted relentlessly by non Jews with blood libels, rl. Ive had your book for years BUT I just started following your directions exactly and WOW a new challah life!!! Is there any text in Pentatuch or any where in Torah? There are also other reasons to this custom in Klal Yisroel. 2. if this is an ancient custom (as implied in comments on the mimouna), then we should do extensive research on the proper shape of ancient keys, and whether or not we had locked doors in the midbar? Too long and it will lose its shape. good solution a challah in shape of a fish. Kosher.com Staff April 25, 2022 Passover has ended, which means that this week is the popular shlissel challah Shabbat. My next question: Accroding to Genesis 11:9, the confusion of language took palce at the foot of shinar. The Sephardic minhag is not to recite a bracha before or after Hallel on Rosh Chodesh. Create your account R. Leibowitz notes that there is Christian custom before Easter to bake a special Easter bread with a cross imptinted on it. Roll out each ball into a rope about an inch thick. Indeed, this is the raison dtre of Creation itself so that Hashem G-d can reward those who do good and follow His will . A few years ago I started noticing a trend on Facebook and Instagram: key-shaped loaves of challah baked the Shabbat after Passover. These tips will take your challah to the next level. Nichush in common day terms, are good luck charms. Step 2. Great Challah Recipes Here Cheryl Holbert of @nomadbakery demonstrates how to make a beautiful, intricate key challah. Of all the people in the world, I am sure that Moshe Shoshan is among the very last to believe that the Shliss Hallah is a segulah for parnassah. Still, there are others who actually bake theirchallahto look like the unleavenedmatzah(unleavened bread)that were just eaten on Passover. Youre also very correct: theres more than one way to do this minhag. Really? 1419-20 for a photo of a shlissel challah (and other special challot). KT, when? April 25, 2014. If youd like to try your own hand at baking a shlissel challah this Shabbat, watch this beautiful video from Cheryl Holbert of Nomad Bakery on our instagram page: A post shared by The Nosher (@jewishfood). My husband remembers the Alte Kapishnitzer Rebbe, Reb Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel, niftar in 1968, telling every single person on Motzaei Pesach to remind the shteeb to make shlissel Challah. Were you talking about irony in the other thread? Nothing in Torah supports this concept of segula; Torah sources reject the idea of a segula. But slowly, they closed. A bracha is recited (if enough flour was originally used) and one pulls off a piece of bread from a roll or loaf of bread and burns it.19If one remembers on Shabbos that Challah was not separated, one may not be mafrish Challah until Shabbos is over. Christians had been doing this since around the second century. Tamar your amazing! By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times, Yes, Mommy, but what does the key mean? In 2006, she fell ill with rheumatoid arthritis with spinal involvement. In this piece by Noam Siennain The Forward, he shares: Its true that some rabbis opposed (and still oppose) the custom ofshlisl khaleas a meaningless superstition, possibly even derived from non-Jewish custom. On Easter, Christians would bake a symbol of Jesus into their bread to symbolize Jesus "rising" from the dead. You roll out the challah strand, and holding one end you make a small circle; the long end of the strand that you have left over, weave in and out of the hole of the circle three times, ending on the bottom of the roll. To quote the Sefer HaTodah by R' Eliyahu Kitov: "The Shabbat after Pesach when we announce the coming of Iyar somehave the custom to make challah in the form of a key and to sprinkle it with sesame seeds. As this coming Shabbos is the Shabbos that we eat shlissel challahs, I thought Id share this with all of you too. If your answer is no, Why did Jehova stop sending prophet among you at present? It is also not even the custom of many Chasidim, for example, it is not minhag of Lubavitch. My first question is David fought and defited Goliath, the giant of Phlistianian. 20 If the dough was kneaded in chutz la'aretz, one may continue eating. R. Yosef explains (in a treatise built on talmudic argumentation) that the current state of Israel is a gift from the Creator for which all Jews should be appreciative and recite Hallel (Psalms chapters 113-118) on the Jewish anniversary of its founding. The custom some women (or men) have of baking the house key into the challah on the Shabbat following Pesach (also known as a shlissel [=key] challah) is explained with the following reasons: See: Sefer Taamei HaMinhagim, pp. Let us search and examine our ways and return to Hashem. Others will press a key shape into the. It expresses the belief that all of our sustenance truly comes to us through Gd's hand. The Bracha on Hafrashas Challah is L'hafrish Challah. Unbeknown to many, much of the content upon which many of the attacks were based upon was written by a scurrilous writer who studied in a messianic institution. Far from it. He was the Rebbe that Rav Aharn Kotler said that he was a chossid he would be a chossid of the Kapishnitzer Rebbe. She has written about Judaism for outlets such as Huffington Post and MazelTogether.org. 41. After Pesach they are closed. This Shabbos, following Pesach, has an added emphasis for a blessed livelihood, as explained in an article by Rabbi Ari Enkin: Step 3. See: Encyclopedia Judaica, vol. Dear Peter Milton Biswas, Thank you for your kind words and thank you for patiently waiting for the response to your fourth question. Sabzi: That is the oldest reference that exists. Two workarounds: My wife usually wraps the keys in foil. With warmest wishes for parnassah tovah uvshefa, Tamar Ansh is a recognized challah expert and runs The Jerusalem Challah Center, the place to book your challah tour in Jerusalem for your next visit to Israel! The tradition is considered a segula (spiritually propitious) for livelihood. No eggs? http://atasteofchallah.com/explaining-shlissel-challahs/. Also, some bake the challah in the shape of a key, instead of using an actual key. What is this minhag all about? Segulot for parnassa work for those who sell them. http://atasteofchallah.com/explaining-shlissel-challahs/. With warmest wishes for parnossa tova uveshefa, Just break off the rolls and serve. Add the rest of the flour slowly. Chazal darshen this pasuk in Yalkut Shimoni (Shir HaShirim 988), You have become My sister with the observance of the two Mitzvos in Mitzrayim the blood of the Korban Pesach and the blood of Bris Milah..Open for Me an opening like the eye of the needle and I (Hashem) shall open for you like the opening of a wide hall.. They kept trying to grab the bread and saying "hot" as we snapped pictures! At one time, keys were manufactured in the form of the cross in lands where Christianity was prominent. And please, by all means say what you think. the truth is I am surprised to find such an non critical article on the topic posted on hirhurim. What was the name of that language that text ment? I loved making this and wanted to tell you before Shobbos how nice my key shaped Challah came out! 1 If one prepares a thick dough and intends on cooking the dough, one should separate challah without a bracha. Making these Challos is probably . Ive heard the original minhag was neither key-shaped bread nor metal-containing bread, but regular-shaped bread decorated with seeds in the shape of a key. HaLeiVi: I know of that Chidah. This applies to all practices where we assume a causal relationship, which does not exist. in Judaic Studies. "What Is Shlissel Challah?" The minhag to bake shlissel challah for the first Shabbos after Pesach is a long-standing one. https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-shlissel-challah-2076530 (accessed April 18, 2023). I Dont want to miss you until all my questions are answered. The earliest Jewish source for this is from the Apter Rov in at the turn of the 18th century. What Are the Four Questions at the Passover Seder? The original practice was to actually bake a key inside the challah, not dissimilar to the tradition of King Cake enjoyed during Mardi Gras when a tiny plastic baby, representing baby Jesus, is baked into a sweet cake. It should take about 20-25 minutes to brown to perfection on both the top of the challahs as well as the bottom. Chacham: What do you mean by Makor? You misquoted the Sefer HaTodah by REliyahu Kitov. Mod 42: That was one of a few articles I thought of posting but didnt think theyd get through. The custom of Schlissel Challah has become very widespread, not only in the Chassidish world but in many other communities as well. "The Best of Myles". Rabbies are the bearer of true knowledge of God, as I think. How do we re-open the gates of Shmayaim so that our prayers can once again receive entry? After it was hung up, it fell again. The custom is popular in communities that descend or have traditions coming from Poland, Germany, and Lithuania. This is not a Jewish Minhag in any way, shape, or form and is without a doubt Assur Min Hatorah. Question: The Ashkenazic minhag is to recite a bracha before and after Hallel on Rosh Chodesh. why isnt it forbidden? And if we have no sin, then the correct approach to infertility is medical treatment. This falls under that category. If you have more than 12 people at the table, I guess you will have to cut them up a bit more! All rights reserved. Quickly, he pulled out the bottle, poured out the blood and rinsed it. A belief in the Oneness of G-d perforce also includes the notion that He defines what goodness is. It is time to use our minds and realign our path of life with Torah sources, not blind faith practices. The Apter Rav also mentions other reasons for the Minhag -primarily that Hashem should open His store house of plenty for us as he did in Iyar after the exodus. This is to remind us of the Mahn that fell in the desert and began falling in the month of Iyar; it also symbolizes that the key to our parnossa is in Hashems hands. Join Challah Bytes today! My wife prepares a shlissel challah each year however I had to go out and buy an antiquated looking skeleton key, both to make it look more authentic, and because the top of keys in Israel (pladelet keys) are generally made of plastic, and theres a fear it will melt in the baking! A: It is not forbidden but there is no meaning in doing so (This custom is mentioned in Taamei Ha-Minhagim pp. To quote the Sefer HaTodah by REliyahu Kitov: The Shabbat after Pesach when we announce the coming of Iyar somehave the custom to make challah in the form of a key and to sprinkle it with sesame seeds. Why? All rights reserved. Well, It is better late than ever. it sure seems like darkei haemori to me, I would guess because there is some mention? Please check your email for instructions on how to reset your password. SAM2: Sorry to disagree with you but the Sefer Taamei Haminhagim calls this minhag VADAI TORAH HU! As for the first comment by Lit, dont say many chassidim just say Lubavitch doesnt. Of course, like most things in Judaism, not everybody agrees. After opening it he realized it was a bottle of blood; the non Jews were trying to set up a blood libel against them! Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apt ztl, known as the Apter Rebbe or Apter Rav (1748-1825) is the author of the Ohaiv Yisroel. Genesis. this is absurd. In the desert the Jewish people ate from the manna until after Pesach upon entering the land (with the bringing of the. Add the egg, honey, oil, salt, remaining cup of water, and 3 cups of the flour. After Lail Haseder, the Maharal was sitting and learning in his room at home; the key to the shul was with him, hung up in its place on the wall. When the messiah arrives and we live in a utopian world where the Torah is embraced by all humanity, we will probably recite the blessing over Hallel (pending confirmation of the Sanhedrin). I so wasnt going to do the rolling pin part, but i did and WOW again!!! Lets Say Amen! Shlissel Challahs Why & How and then post it under Jewish Learning, you need to present that custom as accurately as possible. The Shlissel Key Challah Masterclass. This article first appeared in Hamodia Publications, 2016. In a recent discussion on the Kveller Moms Facebook group, many Jewish women shared that while they arent religious, they like participating in this tradition for a variety of reasons: They already love baking challah and this is a fun challenge; some say it makes them feel connected to others; or they simply use the opportunity to share challah with their friends and family as an act of lovingkindness. Prepare your favorite challah dough. And HolyMoes story is textbook Chukas Hagoyim. He opened the Aron Kodesh and saw, hidden inside the Aron, what looked like a bottle of wine. Those Minhagim, however, without a real Makor in Gemara or Kabballah or that we can clearly see where we borrowed it from the pagans (and this is the absolute best example) are clearly Assur Min Hatorah, no matter how many people picked up on it over the years. Enjoy the photos. This article first appeared in Hamodias Inyan Magazine, 2014. I believe the non-Jews make a mark in the shape of a cross on the top of their breads, the Friday before Easter. Happy Sabbath! You are something else! Save the Family of Rebbetzin Jungreis ah! When shall it stop? Segulas: Open Letter about the Shliss Challah. | As to Chukas Hagoyim, the Issur is to follow them and their culture. Altruism, goodness, and ethical behavior are not the results of evolutionary biology no, they are part and parcel of the Creator Himself. As for what is decreed on Rosh Hashanaa Yid always can use more bracha. The Sefer Hatodaah that I have here does say in the name of R Kitov that some have the minhag to make the actual challah in the shape of a key. There are those who bake their challah in the shape of a key, some who bake a challah and merely add on a piece of dough in the shape of a key, and then there is the tradition of baking a key into the challah. Rabbi Hoffman, The custom: Many are accustomed to braid the Challah in the shape of a key [1] on the first Shabbos after Pesach. He does NOT write that that there is a custom to make challah in the form of a key. He does write that there is a custom to arrange sesame seeds in the shape of a key on top of the challah. But I dont want to debate with you lest I miss you. Next Question: Do you have a prophet still now in your country like Elijah,Elisha,Jeremiah,Ezekiel,and so on? This is the top of your key. Easter bread is shaped in a cross, or has the image of a cross on top of it. Nothing in the post talked about segulas. Moderators note: this link was posted by DaasYochid on page 2 of this thread, I thought I would bump it to the OP: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/228479/for-today-schlissel-challah-an-analysis.html. Jews are fighting still with Philistianian. Challah ( / xl /, [1] Hebrew: all [a'la] or [l'la]; plural: challot, Challoth or challos) is a special bread of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat and major Jewish holidays (other than Passover ). Just as we may not use the bread dough unless we have separated challah, so too, a portion of our livelihood is always reserved for the giving of charity. These were angels. It seems (from both of the above sources) that the minhag was to bake the key on top of the challah not inside (a la the old jail break trick). The custom doesnt show up anywhere until the year 1800. Shlissel in Yiddish means "key." Some families will make gorgeous bread loafs that look like a key. Anyone who thinks that baking a key into a challah somehow magically leads to parnassah violates the issur of lo senachashu. Here's the recipe: 5 cups warm water 1-1/2 cups sugar 4 tablespoons yeast 5 pounds flour 1 cup vegetable oil Anyone know of a source for fresh (wet & raw) herring in the NYC area? Let rise again for 45 minutes to one hour (no more or loaves will start to spread too much). CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. And he further notes that old keys look like crosses. As the Rabbis taught, A mitzvah does not extinguish a sin. Joshua did not inherit all of the land of Israel that was promised to Abraham at the Covenant of the Parts. I tried making key challahs so many different ways but they come out looking anything but like a key. Patri: I think they saw a custom that a lot of people did and defended it. It's a very interesting custom with many sources and traditions." source: The Kosher Channel.com. FIRST SHABBAT AFTER PASSOVER! This, Rachmana Litzlan, is a case of the reverse. Whoever does it knows or thinks that it is for a reason. His frequent lectures at the Agnon House in Jerusalem are broadcast on, Rethinking Orthodoxy and Biblical Criticism IV, http://matzav.com/danger-of-eating-shlissel-challah, http://jbq.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/381/381_safaachat.pdf, if you werent sick of this subject yet, heres more on the inefficacy of segulas But Mostly Hers, A Year of Hirhurim | Hirhurim Torah Musings, The Mitzvah to Check for Signs of Kashrut, Aspects of Torah, Sacrifices, and the Mizbeach We Might Not Have Noticed. The Rishonim who had no problem with the latter have no problem with Segulos, just like Chazal. The latest weekly digest is also available by clicking here. The burning however, should not be done until after all the dough is mixed. Shlissel means "key," and the custom involves either baking the challah in the shape of a key, or wrapping ones real house (or business) key in foil and pressing it into the underside of the challah before baking. Apr 17, 23 Falling in the Presence of God Apr 14, 23 How to Know What Is Good For Us Apr 14, 23 Should Maggid Take Forever? It would have been nice had R. Saks informed us as to when the minhag originated and what scholars suggest its reason is. lol. Since Jews are the chosen nation and still they exist in this earth they must the authentic truth hoder. When the matriarchs were barren, they did not resort to segulas, but introspected and prayed. 30 Purim Seudah Picks You Can Make In Under 1 Hour! They will be 2 years old in September. The easiest and most efficient way to create the key shape. In other theologies they may be two separate concepts. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks is the founding Director of ATIDThe Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions in Jewish Education, in Jerusalem. Fedup: Thats a nice Limud Zchus at best, but we know that its just historically inaccurate. It has pagan and gasp Christian origins, according to several sources. However, I expected you to know that there is such a mekor. TikTok video from Miriam Ezagui (@miriamezagui): "Baking shlissel challah for the first shabbos following passover #challah #shabbos #shabbat #baking #wealth". you dont need YU roshei yeshiva to tell you about that its an explicit tosefta! KT. in the 19th century? Take 12 smaller pieces of dough. Line up five of them in one row, with one or two rolls connected to the side of the second to bottom roll in this row. The Halachah is that any superstitious action which is believed to have an effect on this world that doesnt actually is an Issur DOraisa of Darchei Haemori. He picked it up once more. Dear Peter Milton Biswas, Thank you for your second and third questions. The Goq- lol, the person who told you to do that probably said to bake challah with a key for LOCKS. The minhag to bake shlissel challah for the first Shabbos after Pesach is a long-standing one. 180-182. Brush the challah with a beaten egg. 9-10 (and at note 7 here) ve-ha-mavin yavin. In London, we could buy it regularly and we marinated it ourselves at home; but since moving back to NYC we have not been able to find it anywhere. 723 likes, 23 comments - Lior Mashiach | (@lioroooosh) on Instagram: " My third and last Shlissel Challah of the year! Mix until a loose batter forms. Mar 31, 23 Daily Reyd Mar 30, 23 Aspects of Torah, Sacrifices, and the Mizbeach We Might Not Have Noticed Mar 30, 23. Its very much a minority opinion. It is a sign, not an action that causes something. I dont know why people cant see, at the very least in this case, that it is obviously a borrowed Minhag with roots in Avodah Zarah Mamash. If you know someone who is in need of parnassah, what do you do? Perhaps the prayer of Lecha Dodi recited every Friday evening captures it best: Ki hi mkeor habracha Shabbos is the source of all blessing. Quixotic613- LOL, or how about KEY HEIM CHAYEINU! I tried making key challahs so many different ways but they come out looking anything but like a key. 15 Apr 2023 21:27:52 However, these conjectures are filled with serious scholarly errors.. If we deserve a punishment, and we dont address our shortcomings, baking challas with brachos cannot help. In fact, you can even combine this with another minhag of having a challah that is made out of 12 pieces, a yud beis challah. Answer to both qus: When it is done, remove it carefully to a wire rack to cool, being careful that it should not break apart. 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